Phase change materials (PCM) have the ability to store and release thermal energy. Encapsulation of these energy storage materials overcomes the difficulties that can enable them for a broad range of applications. In the ...

The growing demand for the primary energy and the associated environmental issues globally, have led to the progress in energy conservative approaches in the recent years. From the standpoint of confronting the energy ...

In recent years, the quest has been focused on energy efficient building design. To achieve this in terms of high efficiency air conditioning schemes for hot climate cooling, the combination of variable refrigerant volume ...

Rise in energy demands and the need to curb carbon emissions has made proliferation of conventional fuels unviable, leading towards the search for alternative energy sources. With a surplus of sunlight reaching the earth ...

Mixed convection in a lid-driven square cavity with an adiabatic fin placed at the middle of the left and bottom wall is studied. A two-dimensional (2D), steady, and laminar flow with stable vertical temperature gradient ...

The phase change materials (PCMs) are latent thermal energy storage materials to store and release energy in the form of latent heat with a change in internal energy. The microencapsulation technique overcomes the limitations ...

High carbon content coal fly ash was used in this study to synthesize an adsorbent using two step fusion hydrothermal method. Both KOH and NaOH were used in the fusion to observe deviations from the usual NaOH method. They ...

Thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) play a vital role in creating a pleasant and healthier indoor environment for occupants. The supply air conditions and the concentration of CO2 contaminant present in the supply ...

A variable air volume (VAV) system is highly preferred to be an energy efficient airconditioning scheme in modern heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)applications. Based on the energy consumption characteristics, ...

A healthy indoor environment with sufficient fresh air is a prerequisite for the well-being and high productivity of building occupants. Carbon dioxide (CO2) based Demand Controlled Ventilation (DCV) optimizes and resolves ...